Jennifer Lopez has had several high-profile relationships, including three marriages and a number of engagements. She has been open about her journey to find true love, acknowledging that she needed to learn to love herself before she could fully love someone else. Despite her past divorces, Lopez still believes in marriage and is open to the possibility of growing old with someone in a committed relationship. Recently, she confirmed her split from former fiancé Alex Rodriguez and rekindled her relationship with ex Ben Affleck, announcing their engagement for the second time.
Jennifer Lopez, known for her remarkable talent in acting and singing, has been involved in numerous high-profile relationships, some of which did not end up in a happy ever after. With three marriages and a list of Hollywood’s biggest names, including Ben Affleck, as exes, the Shades of Blue actress admits that her journey towards finding eternal love has been bumpy. Lopez shares with Harper’s Bazaar in January 2019 that until she learned to love herself, she couldn’t love someone else unconditionally. With this realization, she feels that she’s in a better place now. Her previous marriages include Ojani Noa, Cris Judd, and Marc Anthony, the father of her twins Max and Emme. She was also engaged to Affleck from 2002 to 2004 and to Alex Rodriguez in 2019. Although Lopez has a history of divorce, she still believes in marriage and hopes to grow old with someone in a committed relationship. Her past relationships helped her on her journey to self-discovery, which she admits is still ongoing. Despite confirming her split with Rodriguez in April 2021, Lopez rekindled her romance with Affleck, and the couple announced their engagement for the second time, nearly two decades after their initial split.
The famed Selena actress tied the knot with producer Ojani Noa in February 1997, but their union was brief and they parted ways after only 11 months of marriage. A decade later, a legal arbitrator issued a permanent order preventing Noa from speaking negatively about his former spouse. However, Noa resurfaced on the television show Millionaire Matchmaker in 2016.
The hip-hop mogul, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, and Lopez started dating in 1999 when they met on the set of a music video. However, they broke up in 2001 after Lopez accused him of infidelity in a 2003 interview with Vibe magazine. Despite this, Diddy expressed his love for Lopez in 2017, calling her one of his great loves. They remain on good terms and were seen embracing each other backstage at Lopez’s Las Vegas residency, All I Have, in September 2018. Credit goes to Kevin Winter/ImageDirect/Getty Images.
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The popular artist, Jennifer Lopez, known for her role in the movie “Monster-in-Law,” crossed paths with the dancer, Cris Judd, while shooting her music video “Love Don’t Cost a Thing.” The two exchanged vows in September 2001 but their marriage ended in June 2002, and their divorce was finalized the following year. Judd stated to Us Weekly in September 2014 that their marriage just didn’t work out and that relationships take effort. He also added that everyone has their own problems and it is up to individuals to decide whether they want to work on their issues or not. Judd has remarried Kelly Wolfe and they have a daughter named Vivienne.
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, known as “Bennifer” by the media, first met while filming the movie “Gigli” in 2002 and got engaged shortly after. However, they called off their wedding four days before it was scheduled to take place, and their relationship ended in January 2004. Lopez later spoke about the difficult time she went through after their split, saying that she felt lost and questioned her place in the industry. Affleck went on to marry Jennifer Garner, with whom he shares three children, before divorcing in 2018. In May 2021, Affleck and Lopez rekindled their romance and officially confirmed their relationship later that month. In April 2022, Lopez announced that they were engaged again, and they tied the knot in July of the same year.
In June 2004, Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez tied the knot, and in February 2008, they became parents to twins Max and Emme. However, their marriage came to an end in July 2011. In an interview with W magazine in April 2016, Jennifer admitted that she realized quickly that their relationship was not meant to be. She also shared that forgiving Marc after their split was a difficult task as it wasn’t the fairytale ending she had hoped for. Despite their differences, she felt it was essential to work on their relationship for the sake of their children. This proved to be the most challenging task she’s ever faced.
In November 2011, just four months after her split from Anthony, Jennifer Lopez began dating backup dancer Beau ‘Casper’ Smart. Smart was eventually hired as the creative director of her Las Vegas residency, All I Have. The couple faced a challenge in 2014 when rumors circulated that Smart had been communicating with a transgender model. They went their separate ways in June of that year but continued to have an on-again, off-again relationship until their final breakup in 2016. Despite their split, there were no hard feelings between the two, with Smart praising Lopez in an interview with Us Weekly in March 2017.
Jennifer Lopez and Drake started dating in January 2017 after meeting backstage at her All I Have show in December 2016. They were considered the real deal, and Drake went all out to make their time together special. He even turned an L.A. church into a winter wonderland-themed prom where they were crowned king and queen. However, their relationship died down a bit in February of that year when Drake went on his European tour. In his song “Diplomatic Immunity,” he referenced their romance by saying he lost J. Lo in 2017 and mentioned her relationship with Alex Rodriguez.
J.Lo and A-Rod got engaged in March 2019 after dating for more than two years. They often expressed their love and admiration for each other, with J.Lo writing a sweet tribute to A-Rod on his birthday in July 2018. They were looking into moving in together in October 2018 and talked about getting engaged. They postponed their wedding multiple times due to the pandemic and confirmed in March 2021 that they were “working through some things” amid reports of a split. They eventually broke up the following month but will continue to work together and support each other’s businesses and projects as friends.